Agnibilékrou Department

Agnibilékrou Department Département d'Agnibilékrou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Agnibilékrou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1995.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
Region	Indénié-Djuablin
1995	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Abengourou Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Agnibilékrou
Government
• Prefect	Souleymane Bamba
Area
• Total	1,790 km2 (690 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	216,264
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Agnibilékrou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 216,264 and its seat is the settlement of Agnibilékrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Agnibilékrou, Akoboissué, Damé, Duffrébo, and Tanguélan.

History

Agnibilékrou Department was created in 1995 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Abengourou Department. It was the final department created prior to the 1997 conversion of departments into the second-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Agnibilékrou Department was included in Moyen-Comoé Region.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Agnibilékrou Department became part of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Duffrébo was 42,426.